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A mother tipped police off to what she called the “dirty, violent and nasty” Facebook m...
Brandi Kruse

Skagit sex offender arrested after Facebook sting

A 19-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested in Skagit County after the mother of the girl he was dating set him up in a Facebook sting.
14 years ago
Allow yourself plenty of time, and patience, to get to your destination and check ahead to see what...
MyNorthwest.com

Pack your patience during Labor Day weekend traffic

Many will escape Seattle during Labor Day Weekend, but events happening in the city mean traffic will be bad in both directions.
14 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Spanaway man pleads ‘not guilty’ to killing wife, daughter

A Spanaway man who police say confessed to killing his wife and daughter has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated first-degree murder.
14 years ago
A Seattle bio-technology company has new investors and thinks it has a leg up on a process to creat...
Tim Haeck

Seattle biotech turning pond scum into fuel

A Seattle bio-technology company thinks it has a leg up in a process to create fuel out of the simple, green slime known as algae.
14 years ago
The Seattle Department of Transportation has argued completion of the Missing Link, a non-existent ...
MyNorthwest.com

Ballard ‘Missing Link’ to remain unresolved

An unfinished stretch of the Burke-Gilman trail will remain that way after a hearing examiner ordered a full environmental impact statement for the "Missing Link"
14 years ago
Lam said he could not stand by and do nothing, even though it might cost him his job. (97.3 KIRO FM...
Chris Sullivan

Fry’s settles with two Renton employees in harassment suit

Fry's Electronics is paying two former Renton employees more than two million dollars to settle their sexual harassment lawsuit against the company.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

School district orders lockdown after threats regarding bullying video

The Peninsula School District put its district office and two schools in modified lockdown on Thursday after receiving threats tied to a bullying incident caught on video.
14 years ago
Let’s Eat host Providence Cicero says watching the chefs work at Bar del Corso will make you ...
Jamie Griswold

Let’s Eat: Best pizza in Seattle

Pizza can come in a box or be accompanied by fancy linens at a fine dining establishment. The vast range of pizza types means there's just more to love says Let's Eat Host Terry Jaymes.
14 years ago
The owners of the Sacramento Kings have reportedly rejected investor Chris Hansen’s offer to ...
Josh Kerns

Investor reportedly rebuffed in NBA franchise bid

A noted Sacramento radio personality says investor Chris Hansen offered upwards of $400 million to buy that city's NBA team, but the offer was rejected.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Seattle prostitution sting nets convicted rapist

Two men arrested in a police prostitution sting near Seattle's Westlake Center last week have long arrest records. One is a convicted rapist.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Prosecutor will seek death for soldier from Washington state

A prosecutor in Georgia tells a judge he will seek the death penalty against three soldiers, including a former Chelan County man, the alleged ringleader of an anarchist militia, operating at Fort Stewart.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Two men shot in Auburn home invasion

Auburn police are searching for several suspects in a home invasion robbery where two victims were shot.
14 years ago
He’s described as a muscularly built white male in his mid 40’s. (Image courtesy Bellev...
Josh Kerns

Bellevue police hunt for massage clinic rapist

Bellevue police are searching for a man who attacked a therapist at a local clinic after she rebuffed his sexual advances.
14 years ago
Amazon says its Kindle Fire is sold out and accounts for 22 percent of all tablet sales in the U.S....
Josh Kerns

Amazon’s Kindle Fire sells out

Amazon says its Kindle Fire has officially sold out, paving the way for the launch of a new, yet-to-be announced tablet ahead of the holidays.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office investigating bullying video

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is examining videos and documents in the case of a Gig Harbor eighth grader being tormented and bullied while a teacher watched to see if there is any evidence of a crime.
14 years ago
Supporters of Jason Puracal held a candlelight vigil at the University of Washington Wednesday nigh...
Brandi Kruse

Vigil held for UW grad imprisoned in Nicaragua

On the one-year anniversary of his conviction in Nicaragua, supporters of Jason Puracal stood in silence at the University of Washington Wednesday night during a candlelight vigil in his honor.
14 years ago
Seattle is kicking off a new public awareness campaign to ensure safety on city roads, aptly titled...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle launches road safety campaign

Seattle is kicking off a new public awareness campaign to ensure safety on city roads, aptly titled "Be Super Safe."
14 years ago
Olympic National Park rangers and biologists are working to get wild mountain goats and humans to s...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Park rangers resort to rocks, paintballs to scare goats

Olympic National Park rangers and biologists are working to get wild mountain goats and humans to share the park by scaring one and educating the other.
14 years ago
Deputies load up thousands of marijuana plants seized Monday in a Kittitas County bust (Image court...
Josh Kerns

Kittitas County cops make huge pot bust

Kittitas County officials says they've made the biggest single marijuana bust in county history.
14 years ago
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Jamie Griswold

Even more fried and bacon-wrapped food at Puyallup Fair this year

Fair food may not be high cuisine, but it is definitely a crowd-pleaser. This year's Puyallup Fair, the biggest fair in the state, is fast approaching, and former KIRO food critic and sour cream connoisseur Rachel Belle used her connections to get the scoop on all the new food happenings at this year's event.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Sammamish girl strangled by jump rope on playground slide

A four year old Sammamish girl is dead, apparently strangled by a jump rope while using a slide at a school playground.
14 years ago
Residents wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina Thursday, Sept....
Josh Kerns

Katrina memories echo strong with KIRO reporter

Hurricane Isaac's assault on the Gulf Coast comes seven years to the day Hurricane Katrina battered the region, ravaging New Orleans and surrounding cities and towns, bringing back strong memories for KIRO's Chris Sullivan, who covered the devastation in the difficult days that followed.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Spanaway man tells jail staff he killed his wife, child

A man showed up at the Pierce County jail early Wednesday morning, admitting he'd killed his wife and child.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Boy bullied in Gig Harbor as teacher watches

The parents of a Gig Harbor boy have asked for a criminal investigation after their son was terrorized in a bullying attack in his classroom at Kopachuck Middle School.
14 years ago